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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>An addendum to Akira's posting below: there will
also be a plenary at ACTFL this year on the role of culture in language teaching
-- for which one of the speakers will be Guadalupe Valdes, whose presentation
will touch in some way on what sorts of cultural background heritage learners
bring to the classroom. Thanks for the direct and indirect reminders,
Akira!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=akira@ku.edu href="mailto:akira@ku.edu">Akira Y.
Yamamoto</A> </DIV>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 02, 2002 4:03 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: Inquiry: Formation of heritage SIGs for
ACTFL</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Christy has planned a presentation on Native American
languages and I have recommended a couple of people who would be effective in
doing the presentation at Salt Lake City ACTFL conference. So, she is
serious about reaching out to indigenous languages and their language
programs. So, while our initiative is getting formulated, we should
continue to be in close contact with ACTFL . Akira</FONT></DIV>
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